We're told vaccines are a victim of their own success and if we saw illnesses like the measles and mumps we'd all rush to our doctors and gratefully accept any and all vaccines they could supply. But if that's true, why does it take a relentless marketing campaign, shameless fear mongering and free immunizations to even approach a 30-40% vaccination rate for the flu: an illness that that's right in front of our noses and allegedly killing 24,000 a year.
